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Engineering Leadership Opportunity | Next-Generation Turbomachinery | Los Angeles (Hybrid)
Our client is a global engineering organisation at the forefront of propulsion, turbocharging and advanced air management technologies. As they continue developing the next generation of high-performance compressor and turbine technologies, they're looking for an experienced engineering leader to drive innovation across a highly specialised team.
If you're passionate about turbomachinery, aerodynamics and leading world-class engineering teams, this is an opportunity to shape technology used by some of the world's leading automotive and industrial manufacturers.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the development of advanced compressor and turbine wheel technologies from concept through validation.
- Own aerodynamic and mechanical design activities, ensuring performance, durability and manufacturability targets are achieved.
- Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Drive product development strategy, technical roadmaps and future technology planning.
- Lead design reviews, qualification activities and root cause investigations.
- Mentor, coach and develop a team of highly skilled engineers.
- Work closely with manufacturing, systems and product teams to deliver next-generation products.
- Engage directly with customers, presenting technical solutions and supporting future product development.
What We're Looking For
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience developing turbomachinery, compressors, turbines or rotating aerodynamic components.
- Strong understanding of aerodynamics, mechanical design and structural analysis.
- Experience using engineering tools such as CFD, FEA and Matlab.
- Previous technical leadership or engineering management experience.
- Ability to lead complex engineering programmes while mentoring and developing engineers.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and customers.
Why You Should Join
- Join a globally recognised engineering organisation investing heavily in next-generation propulsion technologies.
- Lead a highly specialised team working on cutting-edge compressor and turbine development.
- Influence future product strategy and technology roadmaps.
- Hybrid working environment based in the Los Angeles area.
- Opportunity to work with world-leading engineers on products deployed across global markets.
- Excellent long-term career progression into senior technical and engineering leadership positions.
If you'd like to learn more, apply today or contact sam@akkar.com for a confidential discussion.